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The TrentonianTue, 20 Mar 2018 00:20:31 -040060PHILADELPHIA >> In that part of the NBA season where exhaust rules, on consecutive nights, in games against ordinary teams 90 miles apart, the 76ers were in a position to act like their familiar, old selves.

They would play in New York, and they would fall quickly behind against the Knicks, relaxing on defense, dripping away turnovers.

]]>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:26:57 -0400201803171626572018-03-17T16:26:57-04:002018-03-17T16:26:57-04:00PHILADELPHIA >> When he was growing up in Australia, Ben Simmons had a poster of an NBA player on his bedroom wall. Some day, he always hoped, that player would matter in his professional career.

That day turned out to be Monday.

"A.I.," Simmons was saying Tuesday, before the Sixers' game against the Indiana Pacers.

]]>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:37:37 -0400201803132037372018-03-13T20:37:37-04:002018-03-13T20:37:37-04:00NEW YORK >> Major League Baseball imposed stricter limits on mound visits by players in an effort to speed games but decided against 20-second pitch clocks for 2018.

After more than a year of negotiations, the Major League Baseball Players Association refused to agree to the changes but also signed an agreement that it will not oppose the rules.

]]>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:03:27 -0500201802191403272018-02-19T14:03:27-05:002018-02-19T14:03:27-05:00The stars will be out in Los Angeles, on the basketball court and all around it.

The NBA's All-Star festivities are back at Staples Center, with the usual events on All-Star Saturday night and a new format for the game Sunday.

Captains LeBron James and Stephen Curry drafted players from the pool of All-Stars and the winning team gets a $350,000 donation from the NBA to the charity it chose.

]]>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:33:51 -0500201802161933512018-02-16T19:33:51-05:002018-02-16T19:33:51-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> Erik Spoelstra was in a familiar spot, too familiar a spot, too soon. He was outside the Miami Heat locker room at the Wells Fargo Center Wednesday, talking basketball, just as he was 12 days earlier.

"That time, we were in a position to play for fourth place," the Heat's coach said.

]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:26:50 -0500201802141926502018-02-14T19:26:50-05:002018-02-14T19:26:50-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> He put up a few shots, worked up somewhat of a sweat, and then he was gone.

Markelle Fultz darted past the 76ers' bench at Wells Fargo Center, past the arms of autograph-seeking fans, and down the tunnel leading to the team's locker room. No questions (and certainly no answers).

Cleveland completely changed its look - and perhaps its chances of winning a championship this season - on Thursday with a stunning sequence of deals. The Cavs traded six players, including Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose, and two future draft picks in moves designed to not only help them in the short term but could potentially help keep LeBron James beyond this season.

]]>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:38:32 -0500201802081638322018-02-08T16:38:32-05:002018-02-08T16:38:32-05:00 Malachi Richardson's time in Sacramento has come to an end.

The Kings traded the reserve guard to the Toronto Raptors before Thursday's trade deadline. In exchange for the former Trenton Catholic Academy star, Sacramento received Bruno Caboclo from Toronto.

Richardson played sparingly in his season and a half with the Kings.

]]>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:37:55 -0500201802081637552018-02-08T16:37:55-05:002018-02-08T16:37:55-05:00NEW YORK >> Kristaps Porzingis will have to wait to play in the All-Star Game. Same with the playoffs.

He hoped to accomplish both during his third season in the NBA, his first as the unquestioned star of the Knicks.

But those plans were derailed when Porzingis crashed to the court, punching the floor in pain after a dunk in the second quarter of a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

]]>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:09:52 -0500201802071612052018-02-07T16:09:52-05:002018-02-07T16:12:05-05:00MINNEAPOLIS >> Celebrities lined courtside on Saturday night, with one popping up out of the corner of your eye or appearing on the Jumbotron seemingly every few minutes.

Look to your left, and there's Sting and Shaggy sitting together, with Floyd Mayweather only a few seats over. To the right? There's Tim Tebow greeting a throng of fans.

]]>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:47:27 -0500201802041547272018-02-04T15:47:27-05:002018-02-04T15:47:27-05:00NEW YORK >> Markelle Fultz was on the Barclay's Center court early Wednesday evening, working on driving moves and shooting form in an effort to return to the 76ers.

Westbrook made just 6 of 20 shots in the first half, when he was knocked to the ground trying to take a charge as Joel Embiid threw down a vicious dunk over him .

]]>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:10:37 -0500201801282110372018-01-28T21:10:37-05:002018-01-28T21:10:37-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> The 76ers reached the halfway point of their season, and Brett Brown had his choice of reactions.